TRU-ART: A cost-effective prototypical neutron imaging technique for transuranic waste certification systems

The certification of defense radioactive waste as either transuranic or low-level waste requires very sensitive and accurate assay instrumentation to determine the specific radioactivity within an individual waste package. The assay instruments that are currently fielded at various Department of Energy sites can certify a large portion of the defense waste; however, they are incapable of determining the location of the radioactive material within a waste package. An assay instrument that employs a new technique (TRU-ART), which can identify the location of the radioactive material within a waste package, was designed, fabricated, and tested to potentially enhance the certification of problem defense waste drums. In addition, the assay instrumentation has potential application in radioactive waste reprocessing and neutron tomography.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nuclear Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Horton, Walter San

Contributors dc:contributor

• Axford, Roy A.

• Chemistry, Nuclear

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Horton, Walter San

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8916264
(UMI)AAI8916264

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22972